Longfellow Bridge

Photos 

General View Of The Longfellow Bridge

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #221457

Map 

Street Views 

Facts 

Overview

Steel arch bridge over Charles River on Mass. Hwy 3 (Cambridge Street) and MBTA Red Line in Boston and Cambridge

Location

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, and Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1906; rehabilitated 1959 and 2011

Builders

- Holbrook, Cabot & Rollins Corp. of Boston, Massachusetts (Substructure & Deck Masonry Contractor)
- Phoenix Bridge Co. of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania (Superstructure)
- Rockport Granite Co. (Stone supplier)
- Rosales + Partners of Boston, Massachusetts. (architect on 2011 restoration)
- Skanska AB of Stockholm, Sweden (Contractor for 2013-8 rehab)

Design

Steel arch

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 243.1 ft.
Total length: 2,134.9 ft. (0.4 mi.)
Deck width: 90.6 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places

Also called

Cambridge Bridge
West Boston Bridge
Charles River Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.36111, -71.07250   (decimal degrees)
42°21'40" N, 71°04'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

19/329330/4691951 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Boston South

Average daily traffic (as of 2014)

55,700

Inventory numbers

MA B16009 (Massachusetts bridge number)
BH 19444 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of September 2018)

Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 69.1 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Update Log 

• October 1, 2020: New photos from Nick Boppel
• March 31, 2020: Updated by Nick Boppel: Rehabilitation now complete
• November 21, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• August 1, 2015: New photo from Ian Martin
• August 20, 2013: Photo imported by Dave King
• June 25, 2013: Updated by Nathan Holth: Bridge to be rehabilitated.
• January 24, 2013: Updated by Andy Peters: adds Middlesex County, Mass.
• December 7, 2011: Photos imported by James Baughn
• August 3, 2011: Updated by Nathan Holth: Corrected Name

Related Bridges 

• Charles River Dam Bridge (Downstream)
• Harvard Bridge (Upstream)

Sources 

• Nathan Holth
• HAER MA-47 - Longfellow Bridge, Spanning Charles River at Main Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
• Wikipedia
• Andy Peters - anpete1971 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Todd Wilson
• Project Website
• Ian Martin
• Geoff Hubbs
• Nick Boppel - nickboppel01 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Longfellow Bridge (Cambridge Bridge, Salt and Pepper Shaker Bridge) - HistoricBridges.org

Comments